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The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... COULD have given the Spectrum a run for it's money would ... BASIC, although slower processor, bugged ROM, and bizarre serial attribute handling ... -
z88dkHello. I'm an spanish user of spectrum (and naturaly of this page). I have a question. I want to start to program games with z88dk, but I need a goo…
... -- all the stdio functions for printing to screen and reading ... read the system variable LASTK for keyboard input. This means ... does not rely on the spectrum ROM or interrupts, and scans the ... />
in_GetKey() is good for typing and implements key repeat ... -
TAP conversion project?I was wondering if there's any concerted effort to produce TAP versions of games only available in TZX or Z80/SNA/SLT format? Or are snapshots consid…
... code blocks" format (create headers for everything, then load the now ... multiload routine to use headered files. In any case, the ... if that counts as a ROM loader (for the purposes of running ... Having said that, if headerless files loaded using LD-BYTES work ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... ZX81/ZX80 the only alternatives for that demographic were machines ... *was* a selling point for hobbyists). From an electronic standpoint ... substitute for cpu speed. It just so happens that the Spectrum' ... nothing more than a 48K Spectrum ROM mapped to the 0- ... -
Booty!!Has any one actualy completed booty, I mean get the Bronse, Silver and Gold keys. Just getting the bronse one is prooving very difficult for me. Wh…
... not the correct roms for mame yet! got neogeo, ... is spectacular after trying Fuse and gp2xpectrum. The ... the two emulators available for ease of use, ... fine with z80 files though). Fuse isn't very user ... Fuse, the result would be an excellent speccy emulator for ... -
How to save TZXGreetings to all. I am starting to move on from just games into some testing of home made programs. Although I could have done that in ancient tapes…
... program (in assembly) uses the ROM load routine to load a ... /> org 23296 ; Assume 48K Spectrum (place elsewhere for 128K models)
loader ... 1366 ; Run load routine in ROM
jr nc, loader ; ... will give you the bytes for this program. -
SpecEmu test release (particularly for W2K users!)Can anyone running Windows 2000 give this a try and see if it runs ok? [url]http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mark.woodmass/SpecEmu24.zip[/url]
Cheers for the info and testing. Odd ... of the executable (and associated ROM files) now as I was when ... -
2 Hot 2 Handle TZX'sRight, here's a question for you preservation guys. Downloaded and tried to play the 2 Hot To Handle compilation. Shadow Warriors won't load on Spe…
... that TZX files can be played back into a normal Spectrum, just ... make a batch of TZX files for release then? I realise you ... load back into a proper Spectrum? I know that'll take ... dedicate some time to testing for you if you're happy ... -
Scrolling Loader CounterPlease can someone help me with writing a scrolling counter for a loading system. I like the Hewson counter so i`ve taken the font from zynaps loade…
... want a loader written for me as I won ... block from the header for the start time of ... use the Zynaps loader for loading any code block ... from loader in ROM.
ROM loaders does this ... /> (you should find commented spectrum rom diassembly somewhere on net, the ... -
Help where do i startIm thinking of writing a game or two for the speccy. At the moment Im not sure what type. But Im after some general info. I know laguages like Basi…
... /> Mark.[/QUOTE]
For the ROM calls reference, look no further ... /books/CompleteSpectrumROMDisassemblyThe.pdf"]The Complete Spectrum ROM Disassembly[/URL]
You ... "]Super Charge Your Spectrum[/URL]
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Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... that calls directly into the Spectrum ROM which means the result will ... version of the Hisoft compiler for the 2068 called "Timemachine" ... offers. The same instructions for hi-soft should work with ... AY chip's registers directly. For composing music, I'd ... -
The New SPIN releases ThreadOk, as I'm now working on SPIN again full-time, and as a very wise man once said, "Release Early, Release Often"[1]... I'm going to release new SPIN…
... ]Of course, another possibility for the future of Spin (if ... going to port the Sinclair Spectrum ROM to 32bit x86 assembler. It ... useful by launching a Spectrum emulation for running tape images from ... probably the next logical step for BASin, in my mind. ... -
TS 2068 and Emulator CartI picked up a TS2068 off Ebay last week and already had a ZX Spectrum Emulator cartridge for it. When I put in the emu cart and switch on, the mess…
[QUOTE=beanz]Thanks for the reply AA. ... />
There were spectrum emulators that behaved as an ... happens to be a spectrum ROM, the computer crashes and ... just to make sure the spectrum crashed properly :-)
for $6 on ebay and ... -
Spectrum Game NewsSome snippets of Spectrum game news , via the RT forum and micro mart if you guys are interested.... [url]http://www.retro-trader.com/forum/index.p…
... has been going on for so long that I' ... !!!) and to call the Spectrum game files 'ROMS'. That one really ... irks me. Selling copies of RetroGamer for ... and 70 copies of Crash for ?900!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@monty ... -
Spectrum Game NewsSome snippets of Spectrum game news , via the RT forum and micro mart if you guys are interested.... [url]http://www.retro-trader.com/forum/index.p…
... sentence!!!) and to call the Spectrum game files 'ROMS'.[/QUOTE]
You ... me. Selling copies of RetroGamer for ?15!!!!! Oh and 70 copies ... of Crash for ?900!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/QUOTE]
It might ... -
The New SPIN releases ThreadOk, as I'm now working on SPIN again full-time, and as a very wise man once said, "Release Early, Release Often"[1]... I'm going to release new SPIN…
... porting a version of the Spectrum ROM (with some modifications from SE ... it, and emulators are available for Windows, Linux and MacOS. To ... . This would have allowed for all sorts of nice features ... really want is a new Spectrum (for free) and someone else to ... -
Spectrum Game NewsSome snippets of Spectrum game news , via the RT forum and micro mart if you guys are interested.... [url]http://www.retro-trader.com/forum/index.p…
... are archived, only of the Spectrum ROM.
I ... versions of these games (for preservation and/or archival purposes ... copyright holders cannot deny Spectrum games from being archived/ ... preserved if you consider the Spectrum to be obsolete.
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Spectrum Game NewsSome snippets of Spectrum game news , via the RT forum and micro mart if you guys are interested.... [url]http://www.retro-trader.com/forum/index.p…
... are archived, only of the Spectrum ROM.
I suppose I ... store versions of these games (for preservation and/or archival purposes ... a commercial benifit for himself - in allowing the Spectrum ROMs to be ... -
Developing the Spectrum ROMI'm working on some Z80 assembler for a Z80-based single board computer that I'm building. For the things that don't poke my hardware, I'm using a Sp…
... early prototype fitted with a Spectrum ROM was able to run my ... RAM that could replace the Spectrum's ROM. The transition to using ... infant Coup? interpreter depended on Spectrum subroutines, and I was also ... hours a week for about a month, but the ROM wasn't ... -
Interface 2 questionDoes anyone have one? I had two black cartridges bought for me as a birthday present when I was a kid by an unsuspecting relative suckered in by a sh…
... had two black cartridges bought for me as a birthday present ... interface 2 can have them for the postage.
IIRC ... ;from=R10&satitle=zx+spectrum+rom&sacat=-1%26catref%3DC6 ... ;pfid=1632&pf_query=zx+spectrum+rom&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D3 ... -
TZX revision 1.20 finalSince everybody seems to agree with the last propositions, the specification for the TZX file format revision 1.20 now becomes final and you can find…
... There is no such specification for block 0x19 (and producing one ... reading those pulses on the Spectrum, i.e. whether it ... single rendering routine could do for all.
Still ... the minimum and generate "friendly" files for emulators and editors.
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TZX revision 1.20 finalSince everybody seems to agree with the last propositions, the specification for the TZX file format revision 1.20 now becomes final and you can find…
... reading those pulses on the Spectrum, i.e. whether it inverts ... the minimum and generate "friendly" files for emulators and editors.[/QUOTE]
files include Basil using a 0x19 ... -
Amstrad takeoverHello guys, Let me introduce myself - I'm the owner (well, if you can call it that?) of [url=http://www.cpcwiki.com]CPCWiki.com[/url], and obviously…
... the Spectrum ROM. Amstrad reached a separate agreement with Nine Tiles for those ... -
Little character trouble with BASinWell, I'm having some trouble loading fonts into the speccy with BASIC, using BASin r13 for an easier job. When I run code, such as this example... …
... trying to POKE the Spectrum ROM, this is READ ONLY ... usually the one in the ROM at address 15616)
... and high bytes. So for 64000 you need to do ... 50 RESTORE 70
60 FOR F=64000 TO 64767: READ ... /> [LEFT]and so on for the entire charset...[/LEFT]
a dumb question?Well, I have been confused with all these interfaces so I have the following question which will make things clear for me... ;) Is there a "device" …
... fast larger software with original Spectrum ROM. But is is also not ... - there is a place for couple ROM versions. 512K RAM is fine ...a dumb question?Well, I have been confused with all these interfaces so I have the following question which will make things clear for me... ;) Is there a "device" …
... - there is a place for couple ROM versions. 512K RAM is ... into $0000-$3fff, replacing the Spectrum ROM. You can indeed install several ... "%INSTALL" command does. The "%ROM" command allows you to restart ... a 128K Spectrum, you can install the original 48K ROM and ...Fuse 0.8.0pre1It's been [i]far[/i] too long since a [url=http://fuse-emulator.sourceforge.net]Fuse[/url] release. The code is finally reaching a state where it is …
... I use it in the spectrum +3e mode). it cans directly ... that they are formatted for a real spectrum +3e . There is ... any possibility to add this feature for Fuse ... emulator?
sorry for my poor ...Stupid ponderingsI just got a XM1541 cable for my C64 hard drive to allow me to write d64 images directly to c64 disks. Works great and I love it. Anyway, its got m…
It's very possible to connect the PC and Spectrum/IF1 together and share files. For the PC to control the whole thing is again, possible - you just make the Spectrum a "slave" terminal.
If I've got it wrong, I apologise...If a C64 can do it...Forgive me if this isn't the right section. We've seen coders surprising us over and over again with excellent demos and things that a few years ago…
... Sam as you can call rom routines ( which I don't ... when using Basic and the Rom routines for sprites:
[url ... the 3d work on the spectrum is impressive. I'm not ...If a C64 can do it...Forgive me if this isn't the right section. We've seen coders surprising us over and over again with excellent demos and things that a few years ago…
... when using Basic and the Rom routines for sprites:
[URL ... intensive code, and using scripting for bea, weather etc etc, it ... .... :)
P.S. those spectrum demo effects have not been ...
